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Meet some of the biotechs attending Bio-Europe Spring 2023

As Bio-Europe Spring 2023 is set to take place from March 20 to March 22 in Basel, Switzerland, a budding biotech hub, the event will provide opportunities to engage with representatives of hundreds of companies from around the world. At the convention, exhibitors will be able to showcase their innovations and meet with prospective sponsors, […]

March 10, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

News and Trends 9 Mar 2023

Twisted blood vessels reveal cancer treatment success potential

Picture Health has announced plans to commercialize a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered biomarker with the potential to transform the way doctors decide how to treat cancer. The advancement in cancer outcomes research sheds new light on cancer tumors: analyzing the state of the blood vessels that feed them. Recently published studies have shown the technology […]

March 9, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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News and Trends 9 Mar 2023

Iktos raises €15.5M to expand AI drug discovery technologies

Iktos, a company specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) for new drug discovery, has closed a €15.5 million ($16.4 million) Series A financing co-led by new investors M Ventures and Debiopharm Innovation Fund with participation from Omnes Capital. This financing will enable Iktos to further develop its AI and drug discovery capabilities and expand its existing SaaS software […]

March 9, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 9 Mar 2023

Researchers develop treatment for vancomycin-resistant bacteria

Researchers from several institutions have developed a treatment for bacteria resistant to vancomycin, which is also known as vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VRE). The group consists of researchers from the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, in collaboration with Singapore Centre for […]

March 9, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 9 Mar 2023

Ampersand Biomedicines launched to develop drugs that only work at disease sites

Flagship Pioneering has created Ampersand Biomedicines, a company creating programmable medicines that are intended to be safer, more tolerable, and effective by acting at the site of disease. Flagship Pioneering has initially committed $50 million to advance the company’s Address, Navigate, Design (AND) platform and develop an initial pipeline of medicines across a range of […]

March 9, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 9 Mar 2023

Beyond Biotech podcast 37: Natural killer cells, biopharma revenue, toxic shock syndrome vaccine

This week our guests are Marit Inngjerdingen from the Institute of Clinical Medicine in Norway; Kyle Forcier, senior director of life sciences product marketing at Model N; and Dr. Andreas Roetzer, head of R&D for vaccines at Biomedical Research & Bio-Products. The next breakthrough in cancer treatment? In our body, we have an innate immune […]

March 9, 2023

Best in Biotech 9 Mar 2023

5 advancements in kidney disease research over the past year

Prevalent in millions of people across the globe, kidney diseases manifest through various symptoms like blood and excess protein in urine, fluid retention causing swollen ankles, poor appetite and even the inability of the body to filter waste, resulting in acute kidney failure. To boost the research and development of treatments for kidney diseases, Kidney […]

March 9, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

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Pharma services companies you should know about at Bio-Europe Spring 2023

Bio-Europe Spring 2023, which takes place March 20-22 in Basel, Switzerland, is the largest gathering of biopharma professionals in Europe. It presents an opportunity for companies from around the world to engage in face-to-face meetings and facilitate partnerships. Alongside networking, there will also be workshops, panels, exhibitions, and a variety of company presentations. The keynote […]

March 9, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

News and Trends 8 Mar 2023

Research looks to make drug appear like brain tumor ‘food’

New research has shown that the blood vessels that feed aggressive brain tumors have receptors that could allow a new type of drug-containing nanoparticle to be used to starve the tumors of the energy they use to grow and spread, and also cause other disruptions to their adapted existence, even killing themselves. Scientists from the […]

March 8, 2023 - 6 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 8 Mar 2023

Affibody and Chiesi Group to develop treatments for respiratory diseases

Affibody AB and Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A have announced a collaboration and licensing agreement to develop and commercialize innovative treatments for respiratory diseases using Affibody’s proprietary technology. Under the terms of the agreement, the parties will collaborate to progress up to three programs based on Affibody molecules against undisclosed targets for respiratory diseases. Chiesi will fund […]

March 8, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 8 Mar 2023

Noema Pharma raises $112 million in Series B financing

Noema Pharma, a Swiss clinical-stage biotech company targeting debilitating central nervous system (CNS) disorders, has closed an oversubscribed Series B financing round, raising CHF 103 million ($112 million) from new and existing investors. The round was co-led by leading European healthcare focused investment firms Forbion and Jeito Capital. UPMC Enterprises and an additional new investor […]

March 8, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 8 Mar 2023

Could changing mRNA provide a new target for Alzheimer’s disease?

Reducing the methylation of a key messenger RNA can promote migration of macrophages into the brain and ameliorate symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in a mouse model. This is according to a new study in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Rui Zhang of Air Force Medical University in Xian, Shaanxi, China. The results highlight […]

March 8, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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Research looks to make drug appear like brain tumor ‘food’

Affibody and Chiesi Group to develop treatments for respiratory diseases

Noema Pharma raises $112 million in Series B financing

Could changing mRNA provide a new target for Alzheimer’s disease?

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